Software Process and QA Manager

SOLV Energy is an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and solar services provider for utility solar, high voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America.

Job Description Summary:

SOLV Energy is looking for a Process and QA Manager to join our Software Engineering Team to ensure we are providing high quality work and service to our (mostly internal) customers. We are seeking someone who will collaborate within the team to optimize lean and effective processes, successfully coordinate with external teams and business leadership, and contribute to our culture of continuous improvement and growth.

Members of the Software Engineering team support our custom software for utility-scale construction management, data monitoring, analytics, and reporting.

This role can be fully remote, or hybrid, with regular in-office presence in San Diego, CA or Bend, OR. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Achieve an expert level understanding of our custom software system features, the design intent, integrations with other business platforms, and how the applications are utilized

• Adhering to team processes and tools, collaborate with team leadership to communicate release schedule and content to other teams: host release meetings, send communications, generate documentation, plan and execute training

• Execute SOX compliant IT controls

• Verify and validate code changes, suggest UIUX improvements as needed, evaluate and prioritize bug fixes

• Author technical documentation for team wiki and software manual

• Create training materials and provide training to end users; identify other opportunities to promote effective use of our tools

• Bring insights from training and communications to the Software Engineering team to support continuous process and product improvement

• Troubleshoot application issues as needed and create quality bug reports

• Complete other responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science, or related

• 5+ years of project or product management

• Demonstrated, exceptional organizational skills and an aptitude to learn

• Ability to keep track of multiple, complex projects across systems and in various states of development and facilitate coordination across software engineers, stakeholders, end users, and business leaders

• Experience testing software applications, identifying bugs, validating features against product requirements

• Proficiency in Product Discovery, Jira, and Confluence

• Strong problem-solving ability and analytical skills

• Clear and concise communication resulting in the contribution to effective wikis, product requirements, flowcharts, process documentation, and application manuals

• Ability to communicate with diverse groups such as software engineering, field, and business leadership

Preferred Skills:

• Someone whose idea of fun is solving problems with others

• Autonomy within a lean, fast paced team

• Ability and initiative to identify problems, inefficiencies or opportunities for improvement, and effective solutions

• Excellent attention to detail

• Flexibility, reliability, dependability

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$94,961.00 - $1